Bas Dost

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Bas Dost

Bas Leon Dost (Dutch pronunciation: [bɑz ˈdɔst]; born 31 May 1989) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a striker.

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Bas Dost
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Dost playing for VfL Wolfsburg in 2015
Personal information
Full name Bas Leon Dost[1]
Date of birth (1989-05-31) 31 May 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Deventer, Netherlands
Height 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1995–2001 CVV Germanicus
2001–2007 Emmen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2008 Emmen 23 (6)
2008–2010 Heracles Almelo 61 (17)
2010–2012 Heerenveen 66 (45)
2012–2016 VfL Wolfsburg 85 (36)
2016–2019 Sporting CP 84 (76)
2019–2020 Eintracht Frankfurt 36 (12)
2021–2022 Club Brugge 45 (21)
2022–2023 Utrecht 22 (9)
2023–2024 NEC 8 (3)
International career
2009–2011 Netherlands U21 10 (5)
2015–2018 Netherlands 18 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 May 2024
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Having begun his career at FC Emmen in the Eerste Divisie, Dost later played in the Eredivisie for Heracles Almelo and SC Heerenveen. In 2012, after being the top scorer in the league with 32 goals in 34 games, he was signed by VfL Wolfsburg. Four years later, having helped his team win the DFB-Pokal he signed for Primeira Liga side Sporting CP. He won the Bola de Prata for top scorer in his first Primeira Liga season, with 34 goals in 31 games. At Sporting, Dost won the Taça de Portugal once and the Taça da Liga twice, totalling 93 goals in 125 games.

Dost played for the Netherlands at under-20 and under-21 level. He was called up to the senior side for the first time in August 2012, but did not make his debut until March 2015. He earned 18 caps and scored once for the Netherlands national team before retiring from them in 2018.

Club career

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Early career

Born in Deventer, Dost's first club was CVV Germanicus in Coevorden, where he spent his youth career. After a few seasons, FC Emmen took Dost into their youth academy. He scored a hat-trick in the derby match against BV Veendam, which Emmen won 3–2.[2]

Dost moved to Heracles Almelo in the summer of 2008. With 14 goals, he was the top scoring native player in the 2009–10 Eredivisie.[3]

SC Heerenveen

On 18 May 2010, 20-year-old Dost was signed by SC Heerenveen for a transfer fee of around €3.2 million, on a five-year deal.[4] In his first season, he was the club's top scorer with 13 league goals.[5]

On 10 December 2011, Dost scored all five goals in Heerenveen's 5–0 win away to SBV Excelsior,[6] taking his total to 14 goals in 16 Eredivisie games.[7] He finished as the topscorer in the Eredivisie with 32 league goals in 34 matches.[8]

VfL Wolfsburg

Dost joined German club VfL Wolfsburg in June 2012.[9][10] He made his Bundesliga debut on 25 August 2012, scoring the winner away against VfB Stuttgart.[11] Dost started the 2014–15 season as Wolfsburg's third choice striker[8] and made his European debut[12] in a 4–2 win against FC Krasnodar in the Europa League.[13] In February 2015 Dost scored four goals, away from home against Bayer Leverkusen in a 5–4 win,[14] his first hat-trick for the club in a run of scoring nine goals in 10 Bundesliga matches. Five days later he scored his first goals in a UEFA competition, scoring both in a 2–0 win against Sporting CP in the first knockout round of the Europa League.[15]

Wolfsburg reached the final of the 2015 DFB-Pokal final. Dost headed in the final goal from an Ivan Perišić cross as Wolfsburg won 3–1 over Borussia Dortmund at the Olympiastadion.[16]

Sporting CP

In August 2016, Portuguese club Sporting CP signed Dost for a club record €10 million,[17] potentially rising to €12 million, and a buyout clause of €60 million.[18] He made his debut on 10 September at home to Moreirense F.C., concluding a 3–0 win;[19] thirteen days later he scored for the third successive game, netting twice in a 4–2 victory over G.D. Estoril Praia again at the Estádio José Alvalade.[20]

Dost scored all of Sporting's goals on 11 March 2017 as they won 4–1 at C.D. Tondela; two were penalties, of which he later missed another.[21] The league named him Player of the Month for March, with six goals in three games.[22] On 9 April, he scored another hat-trick in a 4–0 home win over Boavista FC,[23] and three weeks later another treble won the game 3–2 at S.C. Braga.[24] He ended the season on 21 May with his fourth hat-trick of the campaign in a 4–1 home win over G.D. Chaves.[25] With 34 league goals in 31 games, he was awarded the Bola de Prata as top scorer.[26]

Dost scored another hat-trick against Chaves on 22 October 2017, in a 5–1 home win.[27] On 1 December, he scored the only goal of a win over Lisbon neighbours C.F. Os Belenenses, taking him to 50 goals in 62 games across all competitions for the Lions.[28] He scored another hat-trick on 7 January 2018 in a 5–0 home win over C.S. Marítimo[29] and added another in a 3–0 win over C.D. Aves a week later.[30] On 27 January, he scored two penalties – one to equalise in a 1–1 draw and the other in the penalty shootout – as Sporting won the 2018 Taça da Liga Final against Vitória F.C. at the Estádio Municipal de Braga.[31]

In April 2018, Dost ended a run of 45 first time finishes when he took a touch before scoring in a Sporting win against Belenenses.[32] Later, on 15 May, he and several of his teammates, including coaches, were injured following an attack by around 50 supporters of Sporting at the club's training ground after the team finished third in the league and missed out on the UEFA Champions League qualification.[33][34][35] Despite the attack, he and the rest of the team agreed to play in the Portuguese Cup final scheduled for the following weekend,[36] losing 2–1 to Aves. Days later, he terminated his contract with Sporting. However, after the dismissal of Bruno de Carvalho as club president, Dost signed an improved contract.[37]

Dost was voted the Player of the Month and Striker of the Month for October/November 2018, with three goals in three games.[38] In the 2019 Taça da Liga Final against FC Porto on 26 January, he scored a last-minute penalty to seal a 1–1 draw and send the game to extra time; he scored again in the penalty shootout as his club retained the title.[39] On 25 May in the 2019 Taça de Portugal Final against the same opponents, he scored an extra-time goal and missed in the penalty shootout, but his team still won.[40]

Eintracht Frankfurt

On 26 August 2019, Dost returned to the Bundesliga, signing a three-year contract at Eintracht Frankfurt.[41] He arrived to replace departed strikers Luka Jović and Sébastien Haller, on a fee reported as €7 million.[42] He scored on his debut six days later, a 2–1 victory over Fortuna Düsseldorf, having come on at half time for Dejan Joveljić.[43]

Dost arrived at a club which had lost Jović, Haller and Ante Rebić in high-profile transfers, but combined well with Portuguese attacking duo André Silva and Gonçalo Paciência during his one full season.[44]

Club Brugge

On 24 December 2020, Dost agreed to join Belgian First Division A club Club Brugge.[45] He made his debut on 10 January away to Sint-Truidense V.V., scoring the opening goal of a 2–1 win.[46] He ended his first half-season as league champion.[47] His team retained the title in 2021–22, after which his contract expired.[48]

Utrecht

On 1 July 2022, FC Utrecht announced the signing of Dost on a one-year contract, as he returned to the Eredivisie after a decade abroad.[49] He made his debut on 6 August, scoring twice to gain an opening 2–2 draw at RKC Waalwijk.[50]

NEC Nijmegen

In August 2023, Dost signed for fellow Eredivisie club NEC Nijmegen. On 29 October 2023, in a league match against AZ Alkmaar, he suddenly collapsed in the 90th minute. After prompt medical treatment on-field led to Dost regaining consciousness, he was transported to hospital. The match was subsequently suspended with the score at 2-1 to NEC Nijmegen. After the match, Dost said he is "doing well."[51] He was not able to play for the remainder of the 2023–24 season, as his NEC contract ran out.

International career

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Dost celebrating his first and only international goal for the Netherlands in November 2015

In August 2012, he was called up by new manager Louis van Gaal for a friendly match in the King Baudouin Stadium in Brussels against Belgium but did not feature.[52] He returned to the squad in March 2015 after a spell of good form for Wolfsburg, being named in Guus Hiddink's squad for a European qualifier against Turkey, and a friendly against Spain.[53] He made his debut in the first match on 28 March at the Amsterdam ArenA, replacing defensive midfielder Nigel de Jong after 63 minutes as the Netherlands equalised for a 1–1 draw.[54] On 13 November, away to Wales at the Cardiff City Stadium, he headed his first international goal to open a 3–2 win.[55]

In April 2018 Dost announced his retirement from international football at the age of 28, saying that he had considered it for some time due to a lack of success with the national team.[56]

Personal life

Dost is in a relationship with Annefleur de Leeuw, a Dutch cyclist who competes for Sporting.[57] Their son was born in July 2018.[58]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 21 October 2023[59][12][1]
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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Emmen 2007–08 Eerste Divisie 23610246
Heracles 2008–09 Eredivisie 27310283
2009–10 Eredivisie 3414312[c]13916
Total 611741216719
Heerenveen 2010–11 Eredivisie 3213213414
2011–12 Eredivisie 3432563938
Total 6645777352
VfL Wolfsburg 2012–13 Bundesliga 288543312
2013–14 Bundesliga 13421155
2014–15 Bundesliga 2116629[d]23620
2015–16 Bundesliga 228216[e]11[f]03110
2016–17 Bundesliga 101121
Total 85361691531011748
Sporting CP 2016–17 Primeira Liga 313421206[e]14136
2017–18 Primeira Liga 3027424111[g]44934
2018–19 Primeira Liga 221555424[d]13523
2019–20 Primeira Liga 100000001[h]020
Total 84761181032161012793
Eintracht Frankfurt 2019–20 Bundesliga 248224[d]03010
2020–21 Bundesliga 12411135
Total 361233404315
Club Brugge 2020–21 Belgian Pro League 199112[d]02210
2021–22 Belgian Pro League 2612523[e]01[i]03514
Total 45216350105724
Utrecht 2022–23 Eredivisie 229002[c]0249
NEC 2023–24 Eredivisie 830083
Career total 430225483110345971539269
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  1. Includes Taça da Liga
  2. Appearances in Eredivisie European play-offs
  3. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  5. Appearance in DFL-Supercup
  6. Eight appearances and three goals in UEFA Champions League, three appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
  7. Appearance in Belgian Super Cup

International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year[60]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Netherlands
201541
201680
201750
201810
Total181
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Score and result list Netherlands' goal tally first.[1]
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List of international goals scored by Bas Dost
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.13 November 2015Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff, Wales Wales
1–0
3–2
Friendly
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Honours

VfL Wolfsburg

Sporting CP

Club Brugge

Individual

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